One of the 5 Emperors, Emperor Shun, was persuading the Gods with great enthusiasm.
"On Earth, I have bestowed Yu, my right as The Emperor, Humans under the Heaven all rejoice because of Yu works, his Idea, Will, and Mind was really Impressive even we didn't think of a way to handle The Great Flood like he does"
After Emperor Shun said those word, Fu Xi one of the 3 Great Sovereign, Father Of Human, with a sarcastic looks rub his beard, to him, making a mere Human, The Ruler of All under the Heaven is a wrong idea, because Human was created from him, he understand the deep desire of Human, His own deep desire, and his wife own deep desire… and making the Humans rule the earth will lead to catastrophe. Fu Xi said
"Emperor Shun, are you sure that's the wise thing to do, you know how The Human thinks, even in all of their Goodness and Smartness, you don't know their heart, for me giving the human, absolute control of the earth is most unwise"
Xuan Yuan, The Yellow Emperor, also said his word, he said
"Fu Xi, to me, making the human's emperor would be the best things to do"
"Why is it? Emperor Xuan Yuan"
"The humans are a creature full of mystery, I've spent my time with them, their intellects keeps growing, first they created their clothes from fur, like the way you teach them, and in a blink of an eye, they use silk to create clothes like us, before their house was made of wood and hay, now their palace was made from Jade, Bronze, and stones, giving them the resource of the earth, they can create wondrous things on par with those in Heaven, We from the beginning lives in such a glamorous state, but they strive from clay and ashes and now grown to imitate The Heavens, for me, they are the best candidate to rule the earth"
Nu Wa, The Mother of the Human also came, and like her Husband, she too share the same thought as Fu Xi, she taught the Human, should be always under "The Care" of the Gods, Nu Wa concern about the Human Greed, Hatred, and Lust will lead Earth to a dreadful state, She said
"I think it's not wise to give The Human, The Privilege to Rule, we have seen what the Human can do, War, Killing, Stealing, they still don't know which is Right and Wrong, even Innocent creature will suffer because of them"
The Jade Emperor then come and said his opinion too
"In what way does the Human done wrong? In which eyes do the Human do wrong? You, Fu Xi and Shennong are the ones that teach them how to deal with their lives, likes a parent teaches their children, are you not proud of how they live?"
Fuxi then said
"Jade Emperor, are you suggesting that the way they act is because of us?"
Jade Emperor then started to talks with Fu Xi
"To me the way they act, it's really the same as the way you acts Fu Xi"
"In what way do they act like us"
"They use forces to uphold justice, and don't hesitate to kill, they take something that they think belong to them, in conclusion, they do the things that they want, and hated the facts that what they want isn't granted"
"How can you say that Jade Emperor? How can you said that those kinds of things resemble us?"
"What's the difference? You are the same if you fail to get what you wanted and if you see something that you think is wrong, won't you do the same?"
Fu Xi ponder a little, but what the Jade Emperor said is not valid, how can the will of the Gods be the same with the will of the Human, from the beginning the will of the Gods is always Justified, especially if you are an Elder Gods like Fu Xi
"We are Gods, what we say is law, what we say is true, all that I've done is for the greater good"
"For what Goods? In the world, a parent wish is for the goods of their children, are you not the same? From the beginning, Tian give us Way, to done greater goods by sacrificing oneself, and I never saw you sacrifice anything that is valuable to you, how can without the Parent give an example, the children learn? But The Humans, done great sacrifice in subduing the Great Flood, and many other things"
"Jade Emperor, what are you trying to say?"
"What I say is, Gods, even though we are a higher being, there are things that Human does better than us, and that is to humble one self, make sacrifice and forgive, Fu Xi, something that us Gods cannot do "
"Something that Gods cannot do?"
"Yes, Something that makes us wondered, and confused, have you ever wondered why Tian, gave Human His Blessing, He decreed Humans be "Special" among all being below The Heaven, Human is the Only Creature that has the Title "Love By The Heaven"
Nu Wa upon hearing what the Jade Emperor has said, open her mouth and join the conversation
"Jade Emperor, I too have made a sacrifice, is it not for my love for the Humans I mended the sky with my scale?"
The Jade Emperor then smiles at Nu Wa, for him who had exist far more before other, he knows how the heart operates, like us it's sometimes hard to distinguish hatred and disappointment, to distinguish will and obligation, and to distinguish pity and love. For The Jade Emperor, Love is for us to do something for other when our condition is comfortable and happy, we are willing to be sad and uncomfortable for others being, and by doing that, we become more happy, even if that other being doesn't repay us, we still do it, that is one of the ways to describe Love. While pity, is for us to do something because we are uncomfortable, we dislike the weight that presses our heart and we want to get rid of it, and so we try to do something for that pitiful being so that we don't feel uncomfortable, what happens when that uncomfortable feeling was gone? We stopped. Love is prolonged and doesn't know when to stop, but pity stops after the deed has been done. The Jade Emperor ask Nu Wa, is it really due to love or pity, she willing to mend the heaven for humans? Or is not even because of the two of them.
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"Nu Wa, For a weak creature like humans, what you've done for them can be considered an act of love, a higher being willing to sacrifice something for lower being, but I want to ask, is it really because of love for the human? I have a few argument for you, my daughter.
First, it is because of GongGong fault that the pillar of heaven was damaged and cause the earth to be in a chaotic state, the reason GongGong become like this is also because you and Fu Xi prefer Zhu Rong than GongGong…"
Nu Wa was startled hearing this claim, human should not record this, and other gods never talks about it, but The Jade Emperor was able to make this claim, he continues
"GongGong is trying to claim one of the thrones of heaven, such important issue like this, how can you not participate in it? ahh, maybe because you know that it won't end well, you started to move behind the scene, it is weird for you two to look away from this matter, and maybe because you feel guilty for the human, you started to help them.
The second argument is, I'm sorry, but maybe it is because of my old age that I fail to comprehend the reason you created human in the first place, is it because you see that the earth is untended so you want to create being that would tend it, or maybe because you wanted to be exalted and worshipped so you created human? before, human started to wage war one to another, many people died and the population decreased tremendously, but you look away, and then suddenly the earth started to plunge into chaos because the heaven, and you started to help the human, ahh, why is it for me you seem to love the earth more than the human?
The third argument is, when this flood happen, you also not hastily subdue it, rather you let the human to suffer and started to take part when Yu started to take control, ahh maybe I'm wrong, but it seems like you don't want the human to think that Yu is the sole saviour of the world, but like I said, I'm old and this mind can stray from truth, besides, Yu won't be able to subdue the fallen gods, so I guess you indeed wanted to… help the human"
Jade Emperor smile at the anxious Nu Wa, it seems like the Jade Emperor truly support the idea that gods are unable to "Truly Love" being that is lower than them, or to forgive them, or to humbled themselves before them, Nu Wa only stand in silence accepting the Jade Emperor claim, she looks at at Fu Xi, her husband, for support, Fu Xi then laughed and soothe the Jade Emperor
"Hahaha, Your Majesty discussion like this can lead to false perception and dangerous place, so why don't we get back discussing what's our agenda for today and what would we should do about Yu… matters concerning whether we Love the human or not, let me and Nu Wa proof to you in another day hahaha "
But The Jade Emperor only smiled and talk to Xuan Yuan, he said
"Xuan Yuan, you have been with the Human, when you are with them, how can you prove them that you are the one who fit to rule and lead the human?"
Xuan Yuan return the smiles and said
"Well, Your Majesty, when I'm with the human, they don't believe in just logical word, simple proof of action, and show of might. I had to constantly prove myself by my action, sacrifice, and devotion, that is the only way I can make the human to believe in me"
Jade Emperor smile express his satisfaction in Xuan Yuan answer, He then
"Very Well! Nu Wa and Fu Xi, this old age cannot handle long debate anymore, so why don't you prove to us, the gods and the human, whether you truly Love them or not, by your action starting from today"
Nu Wa and Fu Xi nod in agreement, both of them confident that they are able to Love, Humbled and Forgive the human, how can a simple matter like this become so hard? Fu Xi and Nu Wa don't understand the logic of that, something human can do, but gods unable to do? That is preposterous!....
To Love, to Humble, and to Forgive, why such a meek character? A question that Leader and King should answer, both of them is not so different from gods, a being with a higher status than the subordinate or the people, to have Power more than others, to Know more than others, Inspiring, and full of Charisma, is this not how we view gods? Is this not how we view leaders? Poet and Writer of history, songs and legend mainly depict gods like this, is it because gods only show how mighty they are and how full of knowledge they are? And thus to Love, to Humbled, and to Forgive is forgotten, and maybe that is why human tend to disbelieve gods and ruler, but this too still a mystery.
Now on Earth, Da Ji is resting on the roof pillar of Nu Wa temple, she lay down her small fox body on the wood that supports the temple roof, Bai HuJin who walking right below her, tries to find the little fox, he walks slowly and looks at his surrounding with great focus, his ear is ready to hear even the smallest noise should Da Ji makes a move, unknown to him, Da Ji know what he's trying to do, she calmly rest and pondered "Aihh, this tiger seems to truly have a brain far below average, trained for hundred or thousand of years, does he not had the ability to sense presence, or to hear heartbeat, if you can't find me on the ground try searching on the roof, if it were mother, she would have found me already..." Da Ji had no problem being chased, why would she, she's been chased by Da Guan far too often, but one thing that Da Ji cannot handle, is to wait, waiting makes her bored and so she would prefer if Bai HuJin quickly finds her.
Minutes and minutes pass, Bai Hujin now already walks far inside the temple, and far pass Da Ji, he still concentrating on finding Da Ji and occasionally said word that he thinks would give away Da Ji position
He said
"Little fox, show yourself and I'll promise not to hurt you….much" or
"Come on out little fox, you intrigued me, why don't I make you my servant hmm?"
But the most pitiful, and most entertaining word the great tiger said for Da Ji to hear is this
"Fox… you still here?"
It seems Bai HuJin underestimated Da Ji too much, he should know how to sense presence but don't use it because he thought "If it only to find a hiding little fox, I don't need to use my power" and so Bai HuJin continue to walk and even pass Da Ji.
Da Ji who becoming more and more bored after she saw how far Bai HuJin has stray, she finally said a word, with a lowering tone she said
"King…. I'm over here…. this little fox won't leave you alone, don't worry"
Bai Hujin quickly turns around and smirks, he gathers his strength and charges at Da Ji, Da Ji calmly stand and prepares to move, Bai HuJin focuses on Da Ji, he is like a hungry tiger looking for prey.
"You won't run away anymore!"
"Aah King, can you really jump all the way here?" Said, Da Ji, while belittling Bai HuJin
Bai HuJin then jump from the ground, much to Da Ji surprises, he truly can jump all the way to the roof, Bai Hujin prepares his claw and fang on the air to attack Da Ji, but Da Ji was quick, she started to jump toward Bai HuJin, she planned to jump on his head or back and use it as a footing for another jump, Da Ji has planned this thoroughly and finally jump!
Unfortunately for her, Bai HuJin already learn his mistake, from now on he won't hesitate to use his power to catch this sly little fox, and thus as Da Ji was inch above him near his back, he unleashes a white aura, Da Ji was surprised a bit
"Oh no..."
Bai HuJin repulse Da Ji with the aura and Da Ji got thrown to his back far inside the Nu Wa temple, luckily for her it was just a pushing wind, and although she was surprised, she quickly regain balance in the air and gracefully fall on the ground she is used to jumped down from tall tree, and Da Guan always teach that a lady must try to be graceful in everything, and that includes how to land from tall places
"Wooh...Ma, thank you for your training"
Da Ji then sees BaiHujin who was trying to charge at her again, Da Ji quickly run deeper into the temple, the section where the grand Nu Wa statue is located and the center of the temple, by this time the gods have already reach consensus and on the way to go down to earth
Note :
5 Emperors : talks about, 3 Sovereigns and 5 Emperor, are Chinese culture heroes that teach humans basic skills like Hunting
GongGong : mythical Chinese water god who fight with ZhuRong, he lost and bang his head against Mount BuZhou, and thus damage the pillar of heaven, which leads to the event "Nuwa mended The Heaven"
ZhuRong : Chinese fire god
Xuan Yuan : Also known as The Yellow Emperor, said to be The First Emperor of ancient China prior to the Xia Dynasty